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Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period
History & The Arts

Deconstructing the Moors: black presence in the United Kingdom before and during the Tudor period

...introduction and development of mathematics, the social and natural sciences, literature, arts, culture and architectural infrastructure (Lane-Poole, 1886). In his literature The Story of the Moors in Spain, Lane-Poole (1886) clarifies the distinction of the Berber Moors originating from North Africa, which separates them from their Arab counterparts. [An illustration of...
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Video 25 mins
Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)
Science, Maths & Technology

Broken Hearts in Batten Disease (Juvenile Dementia)

...introduction to changes in the heart function found in CLN3 disease, or juvenile dementia. ...CLN3 disease CLN3 disease (also known as Batten Disease) is frequently referred to as a juvenile dementia. This is due to the devastating series of neurological symptoms caused by this disease, which begins to show symptoms in childhood and progresses through the teenage years...
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Article 10 mins
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...manager of the CUPA centre, “is that the Animal Birth Control program is as much about human welfare as it is for dogs.” This is part of an ongoing – and some say uphill – battle to eliminate rabies from India. Around 59,000 people die from rabies every year, according to a 2015 study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. The overwhelming majority are in...
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Article 10 mins
Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Lisa Sargood - Earth in Vision

...manage that human/nature interaction much better and address some of the really big issues around poaching and the economic situations of some of the poorest areas of the world. Releasing BBC natural history archive to the public: The consequences So I’ve spent a lot of time rummaging around in the Natural History Unit archives when I was at the BBC, initially on a...
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Video 30 mins
Discovering music through listening
History & The Arts

Discovering music through listening

...Introduction - One of the fundamental aspects of music is that it exists in time. Before the age of recorded sound, music notation was developed to try to capture the ephemeral and fleeting qualities of music. In this course you are not going to be looking at notation, but you will examine the organising and regulating function of musical time. You will consider the...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Eutrophication
Nature & Environment

Eutrophication

...managed....Eutrophication: Introduction - Eutrophication describes the biological effects of an increase in the concentration of nutrients. The collective term ‘nutrients’ refers to those elements that are essential for primary production by plants or other photosynthetic organisms. Eutrophication is most often caused by increases in the availability of nitrogen and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Retirement planning made easy
Money & Business

Retirement planning made easy

...Introduction - Welcome to this course on retirement planning produced by The Open University in collaboration with Legal & General. Retirement itself, plus deciding which option to choose when taking your pension mean there is a lot to consider. The choices you make about how to ensure your money lasts in retirement are important. Spending a bit of time now will help put...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Children’s rights
Society, Politics & Law

Children’s rights

...Introduction - This course will help you understand the general issues of children's rights as well as exploring childhood and children's needs. It is also possible to link these ideas to the wider issue of the social construction of difference and power. The materials are primarily an audio file, originally 28 minutes in length and recorded in 1998. This OpenLearn course...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr